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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Claire shows up again at the Nurturing Center, what reason is she given for being turned away?
(a) She has been reported for aberrant behavior.
(b) The center is almost empty.
(c) She is not wearing a sterilized uniform.
(d) She has not been trained properly.

2. Claire and Sophia cannot go into the room housing the youngest Newchildren because what condition is not met?
(a) They have not been trained in how to hold the youngest Newchildren.
(b) It is not Visiting Hour.
(c) They are not wearing sterile uniforms.
(d) They have not been certified as disease-free.

3. At what meal does Claire first realize that every other worker is taking a pill besides her?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Evening Snack.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Breakfast.

4. When Claire is at lunch and is surprised at her table mate's comment that going into labor causes pain, what word does she tell her table mate had been used within her instruction instead?
(a) Discomfort.
(b) Cramping.
(c) Unease.
(d) Tingling.

5. What information does Claire's nametag contain besides her name?
(a) The words Hatchery Assistant.
(b) Her age.
(c) Her status as a former Birthmother.
(d) Her blood type.

6. What reason does Claire give for her son's lack of distress upon her departure?
(a) He loves the male Nurturer.
(b) He knows she will be back.
(c) He has not formed attachments to anyone.
(d) He knows his mother would never leave him permanently.

7. How is the right time determined for when each child in the community will begin to take pills?
(a) Children start taking pills once a doctor confirms they have entered puberty.
(b) Parents apply to a committee and are provided with a date for pills to be started.
(c) Children are given a questionnaire that determines the day when they start to take pills.
(d) Parents observe their children and decide when the time has come.

8. When Claire finds herself trying to analyze her own feelings for the very first time, what adjective does she use to describe the one emotion she has always felt?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Tranquility.
(d) Peace.

9. Dimitri tells the Fish Hatchery workers that a healthy diet does not include what?
(a) Chemicals.
(b) Grains.
(c) Marsupial.
(d) Mammal.

10. When Jonas is skipped during the Twelves's part of the ceremony, the Chief Elder announces that Jonas is not being assigned, but is instead being what?
(a) Selected.
(b) Plucked.
(c) Chosen.
(d) Picked.

11. When Claire picks up the biology posters from the school, she meets a former teacher of hers. What subject does this woman teach?
(a) Math.
(b) Science.
(c) Language.
(d) Home Economics.

12. What type of body of water borders the community in which Claire grows up?
(a) A bay.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A river.
(d) A lake.

13. What age group is the only group to be given their assignments on the second day of the Ceremony?
(a) Elevens.
(b) Twelves.
(c) Nines.
(d) Tens.

14. Why are the Vessels given blindfolds as they go into labor?
(a) So they will not see the faces of the midwives.
(b) So they can meditate throughout the birth.
(c) So they do not see their Products.
(d) So they will not see their own anatomy.

15. How does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's son?
(a) He sneaks into the office and looks at the records.
(b) He uses a magnifying class to examine the infant's name tattoo.
(c) He writes to the Records Office.
(d) He asks Claire her son's name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what actions does the funny face shared by Claire and her son consist?

2. What reason does the male Nurturer give for not telling Claire her son's name?

3. What name does she believe to be her son's after she overhears the male Nurturer using it?

4. A community citizen is given his or her own dwelling only after what event occurs?

5. In the recurring dreams Claire has in which she is hiding her son, where does she keep him hidden?

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